Day 298 - Box Rocket Fun

Here is my box rocket for hours of entertainment.

Day 253 - Recycled Toy Packaging - Little box of love

As sometimes happens when you look ahead to a day for a while, planning and making it special as Dylan's first birthday was to me, I have been feeling a bit flat the last couple of days, and low on creativity. It's hard sometimes to maintain it every single day.

To combat this today I decided I needed to get back to some sort of recycled craft, and I worked with a wooden box used to package toys. This one had some lacing cards in it, and I have another that had a couple of instruments in it.

Boxes.

And here is my creation. I love it because I just sat down with the box and a pile of craft supplies and began creating, with no plan. It was fun to make and it makes me smile when I look at it, in my kitchen at the moment. It has no use or purpose but to bring joy and sunshine into my life.

My flowers are made from toothpicks and beads, and I have felt bunting and some trims, and scrunched up tissue paper (recycled) to arrange my flowers in.

I hope you are having a bright and happy day, wherever you are.

Here is a map of all of the countries who have visited my blog since I added my flag counter a couple of months ago. Awesome! Thank you to each and every one of you.

Day 206 - Sultana Box Cars

Today was one of those horrible overcast days with an icy wind, perfect for indoor activities. We have a huge stash of boxes and bits and pieces that should go in to the recycling bin, but I keep them in the pantry for days like this.

Aidan and I made some cars using sultana boxes, toothpicks and UHT milk bottle caps for wheels. Then we raided the reclaimed button tin for extra bits and pieces.

Materials.

Little A painting his car in green, his favourite colour.

Aidan's car (driven by none other than wolverine) is a sultana box, with a toothpick for an axle and milk bottle caps for wheels. We poked the toothpick through the box and cut a little flap in the top to pop a driver inside. The hub caps are scraps of green fabric and the headlights are recycled buttons. He has a bead for a steering wheel.

My car uses recycled buttons for the headlights, steering wheel and wheels, and a little piece of straw for the exhaust pipe. A little folded scrap of paper makes up the seat for my Lego driver.

We raced our cars after we made them, and it turns out green actually is a much faster colour than pink, even though my car has racing stripes. Who knew?

Day 202 - Bear needed a wardrobe for her new clothes

It's the last day of the school holidays today, so sadly we must soon return to reality. I am looking forward to spending more time with the two little men, but will miss the freedom and slower pace of the holidays immensely.

After her two personal dressmakers had been at work yesterday, it became clear that Pink Bear would need a wardrobe to accommodate her burgeoning fashion collection. And so, a wardrobe was made, from a cardboard box, some paper, a cardboard foil roll, and an enormous blue broken ring that belonged to the princess of the house.

Coat hangers were shaped using pipecleaners.

 And Pink Bear is now one very happy little fashionista. Happy Sunday everyone. We are off to ride a steam train.